Storm History: Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 1,645
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 55
- Damage
- $60 million
- Episodes
- 761
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 365 | 1 | 4 | $552,000 |
| Hail | 209 | 0 | 3 | $289,000 |
| Winter Weather | 183 | 0 | 2 | $4,000 |
| Flash Flood | 146 | 1 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| Tornado | 125 | 1 | 44 | $52 million |
| Heat | 96 | 0 | 1 | |
| Flood | 90 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Winter Storm | 86 | 1 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| High Wind | 56 | 1 | 0 | $421,000 |
| Strong Wind | 49 | 0 | 1 | $97,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 41 | 0 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 37 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 23 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Tropical Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 7 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tropical Depression | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 10, 1989
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 16, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 31, 1997
- Lightning, April 21, 2015
- Flood, April 15, 2007
- Tornado, June 23, 2001
- Tornado, May 15, 2018
- Flood, January 19, 1996
- Tornado, August 21, 1951
- Tornado, August 7, 1972
- Flood, January 27, 1996
- Flash Flood, December 17, 2000
- Hail, June 2, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2001
- High Wind, December 12, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 19, 2015
- High Wind, October 1, 1998
- High Wind, September 16, 1999
- Winter Storm, November 16, 2002
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, July 10, 1989
- Tornado, August 21, 1951
- Tornado, May 24, 1962
- Tornado, May 12, 1959
- Tornado, June 18, 1962
- Tornado, August 11, 1966
- Tornado, June 12, 1973
- Tornado, June 30, 1976
- Tornado, June 23, 2001
Every tornado in Northwest Hills Planning Region, with its track
Every episode, newest first
- Heat, June 11, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2026
- Strong Wind, March 16, 2026
- Blizzard, February 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2026
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 2, 2025
- Hail, September 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2025
- Heat, July 29, 2025
- Heat, July 25, 2025
- Heat, July 16, 2025
- Heat, July 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2025
- Heat, July 1, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 22, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2025
- Winter Weather, April 11, 2025
- Strong Wind, March 6, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Strong Wind, February 16, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2025
- Strong Wind, February 13, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 6, 2025
- Drought, February 4, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 19, 2025
- Strong Wind, January 7, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 12, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2024
- Strong Wind, August 9, 2024
- Heat, August 2, 2024
- Heat, July 15, 2024
- Heat, July 9, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2024
- Heat, June 23, 2024
- Heat, June 22, 2024
- Tornado, June 21, 2024
- Heat, June 18, 2024
- Winter Weather, April 3, 2024
- Winter Weather, March 22, 2024
- Strong Wind, March 11, 2024
- Strong Wind, February 28, 2024
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2024
- Flood, January 9, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2024
- Flood, December 18, 2023
- Flood, September 29, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2023
- Flood, September 7, 2023
- Tornado, August 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2023
- Flood, June 26, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, May 18, 2023
- Frost/Freeze, May 15, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2023
- High Wind, December 23, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2022
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 9, 2022
- Heat, August 4, 2022
- Tornado, July 28, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2022
- Heat, July 20, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 14, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 7, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 9, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 2, 2021
- Heat, August 26, 2021
- Tropical Depression, August 22, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2021
- Heat, August 11, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2021
- Heat, July 7, 2021
- Heat, July 6, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2021
- Heat, June 28, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2021
- Strong Wind, April 30, 2021
- Tornado, April 21, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 12, 2021
- Strong Wind, March 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2021
- High Wind, December 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 15, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 29, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Tornado, August 27, 2020
- Drought, August 18, 2020
- Heat, August 10, 2020
- Tropical Storm, August 4, 2020
- Tornado, August 2, 2020
- Heat, July 27, 2020
- Heat, July 22, 2020
- Heat, July 19, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2020
- Winter Weather, April 17, 2020
- High Wind, April 13, 2020
- Winter Weather, March 23, 2020
- Strong Wind, February 6, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2020
- Strong Wind, January 16, 2020
- Ice Storm, December 29, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2019
- Strong Wind, November 1, 2019
- Strong Wind, October 31, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 19, 2019
- Strong Wind, October 16, 2019
- Frost/Freeze, October 4, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 2019
- Strong Wind, April 3, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2019
- High Wind, February 24, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2019
- Strong Wind, February 8, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2019
- Flood, January 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2019
- Strong Wind, December 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, November 15, 2018
- Strong Wind, October 27, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 12, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 6, 2018
- Heat, September 3, 2018
- Heat, August 28, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2018
- Excessive Heat, July 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2018
- Tornado, May 15, 2018
- High Wind, April 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 7, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 2, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2018
- Flood, January 23, 2018
- Flood, January 12, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 27, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 9, 2017
- Strong Wind, November 19, 2017
- Lightning, November 16, 2017
- Strong Wind, November 10, 2017
- High Wind, October 29, 2017
- Hail, September 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2017
- Hail, June 27, 2017
- Hail, June 21, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2017
- Hail, May 31, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 2017
- High Wind, April 16, 2017
- Blizzard, March 14, 2017
- High Wind, March 1, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 12, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 9, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 15, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 11, 2016
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2016
- Winter Weather, October 27, 2016
- Strong Wind, October 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2016
- Heat, August 14, 2016
- Excessive Heat, August 13, 2016
- Heat, August 12, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 24, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2015
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Northwest Hills Planning RegionEvery warning in Northwest Hills Planning Region since 1986Every county in Connecticut
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.